{"id":2713,"date":"2026-05-15T09:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2713"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:55:50","slug":"barry-and-eddie-hearn-surpass-1billion-mark-from-boxing-darts-and-snooker-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2713","title":{"rendered":"Barry and Eddie Hearn surpass \u00a31billion mark from boxing, darts and snooker empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_184259\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Barry and Eddie Hearn, the owners of Matchroom Sports, have seen their net worth move past \u00a31billion thanks to their interests in snooker, darts and boxing<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37158985\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chairman of Matchroom Boxing Eddie Hearn with his dad Barry Hearn\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37158985.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2211515836.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37158985.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2211515836.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37158985.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2211515836.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37158985.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2211515836.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Eddie and Barry Hearn have a sprawling sports empire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Eddie and Barry Hearn have a sprawling sports empire<cite aria-label=\"Image: Mark Robinson\/Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Mark Robinson\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Barry and Eddie Hearn have surpassed the \u00a31billion mark thanks to their sports media empire. The father and son duo own Matchroom Sports, which works across boxing, snooker and darts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Barry started out in snooker in the 1970s, representing six-time world champion Steve Davis. The 77-year-old founded Matchroom in 1982 and his son Eddie, 46, has helped expand the empire further, becoming a celebrity in his own right through boxing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Matchroom has represented Frank Bruno, Chris Eubank Sr, Lennox Lewis and is now best known for working with Anthony Joshua. Barry is also chairman of the Professional Darts Corporation and has helped darts surge in popularity in recent years, while also having a significant say in snooker, having acquired the World Snooker Tour in 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Their work has made them extremely rich and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/sunday-times-rich-list\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">The Sunday Times rich list<\/a> now makes them the third wealthiest people in UK sport with a combined worth of \u00a31.035 billion, putting them behind only F1 mogul Bernie Ecclestone (\u00a32bn) and David and Victoria Beckham (\u00a31.185bn).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! <\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_ae62be\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">David and Victoria Beckham&#8217;s incredible wealth revealed with couple second on sports rich list<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_ae62be\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Kylian Mbappe drops Alvaro Arbeloa bombshell after angry Real Madrid fans turn on him<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They come in above F1 driver Sir Lewis Hamilton, who is the highest active athlete on the rich list in fifth with \u00a3435m, ahead of golfer Rory McIlroy (seventh) on \u00a3325m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Matchroom&#8217;s most prominent client, Joshua, is eighth on the list with an estimated worth of \u00a3240m, ahead of Tyson Fury in ninth with \u00a3162m. England captain Harry Kane and tennis legend Sir Andy Murray share 10th spot on \u00a3110m each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While it was Barry who founded the Matchroom empire, Eddie has more than played his part in expanding it. As Eddie wrote for <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigissue.com\/news\/eddie-hearn-being-my-dads-son-gave-me-the-drive-to-succeed\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">the Big Issue<\/a> in 2020: &#8220;I think being my dad\u2019s son has been the underlying drive and chip on my shoulder that\u2019s made me what I am. I work like I haven\u2019t got a penny.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37159094\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37159094\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"  Promotor, Eddie Hearn (R) and his father Barry Hearn \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37159094.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-1391826695.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37159094.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-1391826695.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37159094.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-1391826695.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37159094.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-1391826695.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Eddie and Barry Hearn are worth over \u00a31bn\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Eddie and Barry Hearn are worth over \u00a31bn<cite aria-label=\"Image: Alex Livesey\/Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Alex Livesey\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;That\u2019s partly because of the values he has instilled in me, but also because I have the drive to outperform him. There was only one way I could ever become my own person and get my own success, and that was to take what he\u2019s done to completely another level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;And now you know, we joke, people go up to him on the Tube and say, oh, you\u2019re Eddie Hearn\u2019s dad, aren\u2019t you? And we love that. It\u2019s always been about competition for us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I say this quite a lot, and it sounds weird, but the one thing I\u2019m jealous about is that my dad built his business and his empire from nothing. From a council estate in Dagenham. I never got the chance to do that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;You can only play the hand you\u2019re dealt. 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